“We have an opportunity to improve productivity and cut costs while growing our way to a better and a more comfortable operating environment. I don't think anyone feels comfortable about bumping around where we are today.” ThinkingWayFeelsTodayOpportunityEnvironmentCuttingGrowingComfortCostComfortableProductivity Author:Scott McNealy
“And having thoughtlessly polluted our streams and rivers, we have seen in recent years a rapidly growing market for bottled drinking water. I am sure that some will say that a rapidly growing market for water is "good for the economy," and most of us are still affluent enough to pay the cost. Nevertheless, it is a considerable cost that we are now paying for drinkable water, which we once had in plentiful supply at little cost or none at all. And the increasing of the cost suggests that the time may come when the cost will be unaffordable.” YearsMayLittlesStillsEnoughWaterPayEconomyGrowingCostRiversDrinkingEnvironmentalStreamsNeverthelessDrinking WaterAffluentPlentiful Book:The Way of Ignorance: And Other Essays Source: The Way of Ignorance: And Other Essays
“Given the fact that poverty is growing, more and more Americans are losing health insurance, health care costs are going up, the middle class is shrinking, the gap between the rich and the poor is growing wider. That speaks to the weakness of the opposition. People do not like George W. Bush. But I think it's fair to say that they are not flocking to the Democratic Party, or see the Democrats as a real alternative.” PeopleThinkingRealFactsCareSpeakGivenPoorPartyClassPovertyRichGrowingMiddleCostLosingWeaknessFairsDemocraticDemocratAlternativesHealth CareOppositionMiddle ClassGapsDemocratic PartyShrinkingHealth Care Costs Author:Bernie Sanders
“The benefits of a modest warming would outweigh the costs - by $8.4 billion a year in 1990 dollars by the year 2060, according to Robert Mendelsohn at Yale University - thanks to longer growing seasons, more wood fiber production, lower construction costs, lower mortality rates, and lower rates of morbidity (illness).” YearsGrowingCostBenefitsSeasonsDollarsRateUniversityIllnessProductionsWoodsBillionsThanksMortalityConstructionModestFiberYaleMorbidityYale University Author:Joseph L. Bast
“There is a growing consensus that the European systems have worked better than the American: They have been able to deliver better health care to more people at lower cost.” PeopleHas BeensCareAbleGrowingCostHealth CareConsensus Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“The president-elect [Donald Trump] has set a very aggressive agenda, and I think that repealing and replacing Obamacare with the kind of health care reform that'll lower the cost of health insurance without growing the size of government will be job one.” ThinkingKindGovernmentCareJobsPresidentGrowingTrumpCostSizeReformHealth CareAgendasAggressiveObamacareHealth Care ReformRepealingSize Of Government Author:Mike Pence
“In America, we don't have a growing economy. We don't have jobs being created at a replacement level for those we had lost. We don't have anything Obama said. He lied about the cost of premiums coming down.” SaidJobsAmericaLostLevelsEconomyGrowingCostLiedReplacementsHe LiedGrowing Economy Author:Rush Limbaugh
“In a growing number of states, you're actually expected to pay back the costs of your imprisonment. Paying back all these fees, fines, and costs may be a condition of your probation or parole. To make matters worse, if you're one of the lucky few who actually manages to get a job following release from prison, up to 100% of your wages can be garnished to pay back all those fees, fines and court costs. One hundred percent.” IfsMayMatterStatesJobsNumbersPayGrowingConditionsFineCostLuckyPercentHundredCourtPrisonFollowingExpectedManageReleaseWagesFeesImprisonmentParoleProbation Author:Michelle Alexander
“Every company that manufactures something is causing some damage either to the soil or water or air. Most companies treat these as externalities. But the growing movement of sustainability calls for companies to internalize these costs. Once companies do this, they will have a strong incentive to reduce their carbon footprint.” StrongWaterCompanyGrowingAirMovementCostTreatsDamageSoilSustainabilityCarbonIncentivesFootprintCarbon FootprintExternalities Author:Philip Kotler